SOCIAL MEDIA

What is social media?

Social media are interactive technologies that facilitate the creation, sharing and aggregation of content

(such as ideas, interests, and other forms of expression) amongst virtual communities and networks.

The term social in regard to media suggests platforms enable communal activity. Social media can

enhance and extend human networks. Users access social media through web-based apps or custom

apps on mobile devices. These interactive platforms allow individuals, communities, and organizations to

share, co-create, discuss, participate in, and modify user-generated or

self-curated content. Social media is used to document memories, learn, and form friendships.

They may be used to promote people, companies, products, and ideas. Social media can be

used to consume, publish, or share news.

ADVANTAGES

Connectivity

Social media can connects people globally, enabling instant communication. It also

build strength relationship between one another person around the world

Information and Awareness

Social media provides real-time updates on news and events whether inside or

outside the country. It access to educational resources and online learning

platforms. Students easily gather information for the specific work to complete the

given assignments.

Business Opportunities

The company enables digital marketing and brand promotion, so it reduce the cost

for the marketing. Social media also have the facilities e-commerce and networking.

Creativity and Self-expression

All platform social media offers platform for sharing arts, writing and getting ideas

for inspiration. It will encourages collaboration and innovation

positive effetcs

Cyberbullying and Harassment

Social media will increase exposure to online abuse. Not all the content that upload

on the social media will get the good comment, some of use will get critics from the

toxis people so it creates mental health challenges.

Privacy Concern

For the social media, we must have the account for the log into the platform.So, it

risks of data breaches and misuse of our personal information. It also has a difficulty

maintaining digital boundaries.

Addiction and Time-wasting

When we use beyond the limit of social media, it will leads to exessive screen time.

It reduces productivity and real-life interaction. We also wasting our time and get

addition to it.

Misinformation

Irresponsible person will upload the fake news to the platform to ensure the people

believe the fake information.So, it easily get the attention from the

society to believe them.

DISADVANTAGES

mental health effects

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GRAPH OF USAGE OF

SOCIAL MEDIA IN MALAYSIA

JANUARY 2024

90.7%84.9% 77.0%68.8% 45.2%64.9%

02 03 Leveraging benefits while

mitigating risks can enhance

its value to society

Encourages responsible and

mindful usage

Social media has both positive and negative

effects

CONCLUSION

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